Species that contain: Thorichthys and helleri [ 6 ] records

champotonis, Cichlasoma Hubbs [C. L.] 1936:257, Pl. 11 (fig. 1) [Carnegie Institution of Washington Publications No. 457 (art. 17); ref. 2247] Río Champoton, Janateya, Campeche, 34 kilometers east of the mouth, Yucatán, Mexico. Holotype: UMMZ 102203. Paratypes: UMMZ 102202 (2). •Synonym of Cichlasoma helleri (Steindachner 1864) -- (Miller & Taylor 1984:938 [ref. 6809]). •Synonym of Thorichthys helleri (Steindachner 1864) -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:644 [ref. 27061], Miller 2006:378 [ref. 28615]). Current status: Synonym of Thorichthys helleri (Steindachner 1864). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

guija, Cichlasoma Hildebrand [S. F.] 1934:192 [Copeia 1934 (no. 4); ref. 16427] Lake Guija, El Salvador. Holotype: USNM 87301. Paratypes: Gov't of El Salvador [ex USNM 87306-07] (1, 3), FMNH 12142-47 [ex USNM 87302] (6, now 5), 12148-50 [ex USNM] (3), 12151 [ex USNM] (1), 12152-54 [ex USNM] (0, 1, 1); UMMZ [ex FMNH 12142] (1), 162481 [ex FMNH 12152] (1); USNM 87302-11 (19, 5, 1, 0, 0, 6, 27, 2, 32, 1). Replacement name for Cichlasoma meeki Hildebrand 1925, preoccupied by Thorichthys helleri meeki Brind 1918 when treated as congeneric. •Valid as Cichlasoma guija Hildebrand 1934 -- (Conkel 1993:84 [ref. 22949]). •Synonym of Amphilophus macracanthus (Günther 1864) -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:611 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Astatheros macracanthus (Günther 1864). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Astatheros macracanthus (Günther 1864). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

helleri, Heros Steindachner [F.] 1864:64 [8], Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 23 (no. 2); ref. 13936] Teapa River, Tabasco, Mexico. Syntypes: NMW 17344-49 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1). On p. 8 of separate. •Valid as Cichlasoma helleri (Steindachner 1864) -- (Miller & Taylor 1984:937 [ref. 6809], Conkel 1993:177 [ref. 22949], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:67 [ref. 22290], Nelson et al. 2004:152 [ref. 27807]). •Valid as Thorichthys helleri (Steindachner 1864) -- (Burgess 2000:54 [ref. 24818], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:644 [ref. 27061], Miller 2006:377 [ref. 28615], Page et al. 2013:157 [ref. 32708], McMahan et al. 2015:227 [ref. 33920], Říčan et al. 2016:39 [ref. 34357], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2017:9 [ref. 35275], Gómez-Martínez et al. 2022:241 [ref. 39506], Page et al. 2023:137 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Thorichthys helleri (Steindachner 1864). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: Southern North America and Central America: Atlantic slope of southern Mexico, Belize and northern Guatemala. IUCN (2019): Data Deficient. Habitat: freshwater.

maculipinnis, Heros Steindachner [F.] 1864:69 [13], Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 23 (no. 2); ref. 13936] Río Zamapa, Rio Papaloapan, Mexico. Syntypes: NMW 17368-70 (3). On p. 13 of separate. •Synonym of Cichlasoma helleri (Steindachner 1864) -- (Miller & Taylor 1984:938 [ref. 6809]). •Synonym of Cichlasoma aureum (Günther 1862) -- (Conkel 1993:174 [ref. 22949]). •Synonym of Thorichthys aureus (Günther 1862). •Synonym of Thorichthys ellioti Meek 1904 -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:644 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Thorichthys helleri (Steindachner 1864) -- (Miller 2006:378 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Thorichthys maculipinnis (Steindachner 1864) -- (Allgayer 2010:27 [ref. 31541], McMahan et al. 2015:227 [ref. 33920], Říčan et al. 2016:39 [ref. 34357], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2017:9 [ref. 35275], Page et al. 2023:137 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Thorichthys maculipinnis (Steindachner 1864). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Rio Papaloapan (Atlantic Slope of Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

meeki, Cichlasoma Hildebrand [S. F.] 1925:275, Fig. 20 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 41 (no. 985); ref. 15590] Lake Guija, El Salvador. Holotype: USNM 87301. Paratypes: Gov't of El Salvador [ex USNM 87306-07] (1, 3), FMNH 12142-47 [ex USNM 87302] (6, now 5), 12148-50 [ex USNM] (3), 12151 [ex USNM] (1), 12152-54 [ex USNM] (0, 1, 1); UMMZ [ex FMNH 12142] (1), 162481 [ex FMNH 12152] (1); USNM 87302-11 (19, 5, 1, 0, 0, 6, 27, 2, 32, 1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:26 [ref. 12367]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Thorichthys helleri meeki Brind 1918, replaced by Cichlasoma guija Hildebrand 1934 [ref. 16427]. •Synonym of Amphilophus macracanthus (Günther 1864) -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:611 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Astatheros macracanthus (Günther 1864). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Astatheros macracanthus (Günther 1864). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

meeki, Thorichthys helleri Brind [W. L.] 1918:119, Fig. [Aquatic Life v. 3; ref. 20762] Near Progreso, Yucutan, Mexico. Holotype: USNM 79243. Paratypes: (264). •Valid as Cichlasoma meeki (Brind 1918) -- (Lee et al. 1980:766 [ref. 22416], Miller & Taylor 1984:938 [ref. 6809], Page & Burr 1991:333 [ref. 18983], Gamboa Pérez 1992:323 [ref. 38704], Conkel 1993:178 [ref. 22949], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:68 [ref. 22290], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:199 [ref. 22947], Fuller et al. 1999:423 [ref. 25838], Nelson et al. 2004:152 [ref. 27807]). •Valid as Thorichthys meeki Brind 1918 -- (Burgess 2000:54 [ref. 24818], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:644 [ref. 27061], Mundy 2005:423 [ref. 28379], Miller 2006:378 [ref. 28615], Chakrabarty 2007:22 [ref. 29359], Scharpf 2009:10 [ref. 30400], Minckley & Marsh 2009:268 [ref. 31114], Page & Burr 2011:612 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:157 [ref. 32708], McMahan et al. 2015:227 [ref. 33920], Říčan et al. 2016:39 [ref. 34357], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2017:9 [ref. 35275], Rodríguez-Barrera et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37800], Gómez-Martínez et al. 2022:241 [ref. 39506], Page et al. 2023:138 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Thorichthys meeki Brind 1918. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: Southern North America and Central America: Atlantic Slope (Belize, Guatemala and Mexico); introduced in Colombia, Hawaiian Islands, Puerto Rico and Florida (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.